Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance from community, moderators, or staff with one of the site's features
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How is this question about resolution off-topic?
I have asked a question about Upschaling and Pixel Replication
I have frequently heard that it is better to have a display resolution
with the resolution of the content you want to display on the ...
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Why was this flag declined by a moderator?
This non-answer (previously accessible via https://superuser.com/a/1853110/380110) is obviously a comment on another answer, and not an actual answer. I flagged it as such while helping our community ...
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My question "Making title attribute of HTML elements display as text instead of as tooltips" was removed as off-topic; where can I ask it?
My question "Making title attribute of HTML elements display as text instead of as tooltips" was removed as off-topic with the explanation that "This question is not about computer ...
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Whats the difference between ServerFault and SuperUser?
Whats the difference between ServerFault and SuperUser? Aren't they both for SysOps questions? Wouldn't it be prudent to have a mission statement for each site clearly visible?
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Why were a good amount of comments from a question removed?
Why were a good amount of comments from this question removed?
My question (in the comments) was reasonable.
One more question where IMHO is appropriate to comment about different approach.
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Is there a way to hide several year old questions?
I have been getting back into the habit of checking this forum, trying to help others with what little I can. However, I'm noticing a not insignificant trend when loading the home page; I'm seeing ...
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Is this question from Unix&Linux (closed there) suitable for SuperUser community?
Is this question about a tool for measuring efficiency of filesystems and experienced efficiency/overhead values for types of filesystems (respectively, more in general asking about a tool on Linux, ...
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Why are comments being deleted? And by who?
I added a comment to How to change text before and after a specific word in Microsoft Word this morning, after an existing comment from another user asking for clarity.
Both comments have been deleted,...
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Consider removing the [windows-10-final] tag synonym from [windows-10]
windows-10-final is currently a synonym of windows-10. Previously, windows-10-final referred to non-preview Windows 10 builds (i.e. "final" meaning Windows 10 after its official release, ...
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What the heck does this mean: “Comment reserved for system use. Please use an appropriate comment.”
I just got this message when trying to leave a fairly innocuous comment for an edit on a question:
“Comment reserved for system use. Please use an appropriate comment.”
The only way I could submit ...
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What does the recovery tag mean?
What does the recovery tag mean, if anything? Or is it one of those overly broad tags whose questions haven't yet been recategorized into sub-categories?
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How do I get rid of the close votes?
Why are notches are different on 8 pin cable and the video card? has accumulated three completely bogus closing votes: people think it's EPS vs PCIe 8 pin but it's not. It's just not. I posted a ...
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Error Uploading Images: Limited to 50 Megapixels for gif image
I encountered an error message stating that image uploads are restricted to 50 megapixels on the a post however I thought the only limit was an image of any size <2MB. My image that is a gif is ...
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Proposed resolution : Quoting cannot be called plagiarism
Proposed resolution : A quote which is fully accredited and formatted as a quote, is not plagiarism.
This definition is in line with all the world's dictionaries and all the world's legal sources.
Why ...
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What to do when an answer seems like it was copied from somewhere else?
I came across an answer on a question that looked rather suspicious. For context, the user has 1 reputation, with only a few answers on a couple of other sites.
The answer in question was posted on an ...
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User vandalized own question - roll back?
This question:
Content removed. I do not consent to "AI" scraping
Screenshot at the time I wrote this:
On other SE sites as well:
Rolling this back will return in a tug of war.
What to do?
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Where to ask questions about non-DNS-based country-based website/HTTP blocking?
I am personally interested in who and/or how website/HTTP blocking is done in the case of this question: How is my ISP blocking my DNS query if I'm using DoH (DNS-over-HTTPS)?
As I mentioned as ...
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Clarification of question's acceptability in advance
How can I check a question's correct place, acceptability and plausibility before posting it on Super User?
Is it possible to check the correctness of a question in advance here on Meta Super User? Or ...
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A weird Web 1.0 nazi site wants help. How to handle?
https://superuser.com/users/1005157/mehdi-saada wants help with his nazi site national-naturalism [dot] org
https://superuser.com/questions/1738894/how-to-get-a-base-font-size-on-my-screen-for-my-...
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Can we get a description for the [ole] tag?
Could we ask for the description of the ole tag or its removal?
I used the tag in the sense of Object Linking and Embedding in How to compare TIFF files with tags 37680 (0x9330)?, but see http://...
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How can I appeal the deletion of questions? A question was falsely flagged as "spam or offensive," but it was just about school classes
This question got deleted as "offensive or spam": "BUD" (for Android OS) has asset editors, map editors... how to use wireless mouses with this? As "Godot-4" does selects/...
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Possible bug with the new image hosting system: PNG images are declared “Too small…” if both dimensions are not equal to or larger than 160 pixels
Preface: While I saw this similar question on Meta Stack Exchange, and the original poster there is complaining about the 160 limit in general. My issue is with the restriction being applied to both ...
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So many new spam bots thanks to AI - what can we do?
I keep seeing users like this, the quality of their posts is abysmal:
Can we get a captcha or something? Would that help? What else can be done? One of those things where you have to solve a little ...
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I flagged an answer as spam, where the user profile contained spam. Why was my flag declined?
My "spam" flag on https://superuser.com/a/1834925/1482432 was declined. Did the moderator not see the username and the profile of the spambot?
"Declined - a moderator reviewed your flag,...
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Please, delete my question regarding svchost.exe
I have a question about my Super User post: How to force svchost.exe to run as a single process (Windows 10)
I want to delete my question, but I'm unable to delete it because someone wrote an "...
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“Please do not vote to close spam.” Why?
On a recent piece of spam, a user (Ramhound) stated:
“Please do not vote to close spam.“
Why? Should we just downvote and close as spam? What is the harm in voting to close as off topic? Wouldn’t ...
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Where should I ask questions about setting up phone systems on Stack Exchange?
If I can’t ask this on Network Engineering or Super User because it’s getting downvoted, where in the world am I supposed to ask this?
Please explain how this is off topic. There have been questions ...
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What's the difference between [windows-defender] and [microsoft-defender]?
There are two tags on the main site which seem to be synonymous:
windows-defender (367 Q&As)
microsoft-defender (8 Q&As)
The latter has no tag wiki or any info attached (not even a brief ...
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Being a scriptkiddy is OK but piracy is not?
I raised a flag on the following question, because the OP wanted regex for credential stuffing purposes:
How to mark/delete lines that contain anything that is not letters or numbers after a specific ...
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I have a question ban and I have no idea how to fix it [duplicate]
I'm unable to post questions, but stack exchange does not point out what is wrong with my posts, nor give me good direction beyond "edit your questions". So it expects me to blindly edit my ...
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Since when are users required to be logged in to ask questions?
A few months ago I asked an anonymous question using an unregistered account on Super User. However I now see a message that you must be logged in to ask a question on Super User.
When and why did ...
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Rename microsoft-one-outlook to outlook-for-windows
microsoft-one-outlook seems to refer to outlook-for-windows, see Wikipedia.
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Delete Accepted answer, where the consensus is that the answer is wrong
https://superuser.com/a/1685364/603073
The consensus is that the answer I provided is wrong, which on reflection I now agree with. However, I can't delete my answer as it has been accepted.
Is there a ...
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What devices can I ask questions about on superuser?
The superuser site topic definition says we can ask about computer software, so long as it doesn't run on electronic devices. Can anyone provide an example of a non-electronic device that runs "...
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Are questions about problems with a Fitbit on topic?
If I had a problem with my Fitbit, would it be on topic to ask about it here?
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Reopen request 1803702
The question is closed as a duplicate of another question. I have highlighted the difference between the associated question and my question. I have now significantly edited the question to ask how ...
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Are spammers' public IP addresses blocked for login or account creation?
I've noticed more spam-type questions (and absurd profanity) here lately on Super User (this may be normal though I'm kind of new still), but I was curious if there is any type of public IP address ...
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superuser inbox not posting new messages
Since yesterday, my superuser inbox is no longer receiving updates to questions where I contributed. That is, if I am to leave a comment and then another user were to leave a subsequent comment, I am ...
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Can I find out why this question was deleted?
Can I find out why this question was deleted and whether there are changes that could allow it to be undeleted? I have found an answer and would like to post that.
https://superuser.com/questions/...
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The Responses tab is not working
Since the last big user-interface overhaul of all Stack Overflow sites a few months ago,
the Responses tab stopped working.
The Responses tab can be reached directly through the URL of
https://...
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Why was my “written by AI” flag declined?
I flagged this answer as AI-written (using a custom flag). The flag was rejected. I firmly believe this is not correct and that this answer (and maybe others) should be removed.
The author of this ...
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I was serial downvoted, please reverse them
Today I asked a question, it received two downvotes and was closed. Fine, I deleted it.
But right after that, my five most recent posts were downvoted within one minute, for no reason at all. The ...
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We'll may need to fix up some images due to changes in imgur policies
As per the main meta post - there's a risk of images hosted on the 'main' imgur instance (as opposed to the stack exchange one) being deleted due to changes in their TOS. Images uploaded anonymously ...
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How to dispute a rejected edit?
https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/1185211
My edit got rejected with “This edit deviates from the original intent of the post. Even edits that must make drastic changes should strive to ...
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Have answers been removed from this question?
If I remember correctly, there used to be three answers to my question, Do I need a special cable for this SSD?. One answer was bad and was downvoted. The other two were similar to each other and both ...
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Account locked after I deleted questions that attacked griefer?
Several of my questions attracted griefer who bombarded the comments with nit picks, so I deleted them, now my account is locked from making new posts because the question that are left are boring and ...
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How do I start from Super User, and zero in on a particular Super User user?
There is a user in Superuser named "Rounit". This link shows a contribution of his in Superuser:
Indirect Function in Excel
Now if I try to find him in Superuser site, I first go to:
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How do I get my question reopened?
My question was closed because it was not worded properly.
The helper box prompted me to edit my question but it is still closed.
I'm unable to find instructions on what to do next to get it reopened.
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Viewing change history to questions on superuser.com
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As a regular user (i.e. not the OP or subsequent editor), is it possible to see what changes were made to a question (or one of its answers) on https://superuser.com?
Example
In a search for ...
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Chrome flagged superuser.com as "dangerous"
I don't know if this is from some global blacklist or if it's unique to my machine, but Chrome just popped up this annoying warning when attempting to visit superuser.com:
Not sure if it matters to ...
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